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Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008

Connectivity verification

Firmware version and checksum test

Self-test

Loopback tests

External

Internal, single-bit

Internal, 10-bit

Mailbox

Installing Software For the Red Hat and
SUSE Linux OSes

No updates are required to support the HBA on minimum supported versions of
Linux.

For diagnostic support, you might need to rebuild the Linux driver. Before
rebuilding the drivers for Linux, you must have the required Linux OS installed on
the hard disk. The driver and utilities are available for download at the Emulex
support site for Sun Microsystems.

▼ To Install the HBA Software For the Linux OS

1. Go to the Emulex support site for Sun Microsystems at:

http://www.emulex.com/sun/support/index.jsp

2. Locate the Sun StorageTek section, and click the model number (SG-XPCIE1FC-

EM8-Z) for the HBA you want to install.

3. Locate the Linux Driver section, and click Download to copy the driver files to

a local file system.

4. Click Download to copy the management utilities to a local file system.

5. Click Manual to copy the PDF manual, and then follow the installation and

configuration procedures.

6. Click PDF Manual to download installation, configuration, and troubleshooting

information.

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